{"product_id":"blob-a-love-story-by-maggie-su","title":"Blob A Love Story By Maggie Su","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A modern-day\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs. Caliban\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBLOB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a book that looks at identity and desire in profoundly interesting ways'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Wilson, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing to See Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and moving\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edebut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enovel about a young woman who decides to turn a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe daughter of a Taiwanese father and white mother, Vi Liu has never quite fit into her Midwestern college town. Now at twenty-three, after getting dumped and dropping out of college, Vi works as a front desk attendant at a hotel where she refills cucumber water samovars and fends off overtures of friendship from her bubbly blond coworker, Rachel. But when Vi decides to accompany Rachel to a local drag show, her life changes forever. In the alley outside the bar, next to a trash can, is a blob with beady black eyes. Unable to leave it behind, Vi picks up the creature and, in a moment of drunken desperation, takes it home with her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs her pet blob becomes sentient, Vi realizes it obeys her commands and she decides to mold the blob into her ideal partner. She feeds it sugary cereal and a stream of pop culture, and soon the creature transforms into a movie-star handsome white man. But as Vi's desire to be loved unconditionally threatens to spiral out of control, she is forced to confront her lonely childhood, the ex-boyfriend who has unfriended her, and the racial marginalization that has defined her relationships. Ultimately, Vi embarks on a journey of self-discovery and learns that it's impossible to control those you love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlending the familiar with the fantastical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBLOB\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003etells a witty, heartfelt story of what it means to be human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An inventive, utterly unique debut'\u003cbr\u003eKimberly King Parsons, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47513240994012,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47513241026780,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/28_29f48b4b-7581-4d13-9d62-2079e638538c.png?v=1769784097","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/blob-a-love-story-by-maggie-su","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}